We return to the world of the billionaire Hawthorne brothers and Avery, the heiress who inherited their fortune. And as usual, its not long before mysteries abound and the family are drawn into solving puzzles to protect themselves and those they hold dear...

The focus of this book is on the middle two Hawthorne boys, Jameson and Grayson, and delves a little deeper into their relationship with each other, their absent fathers and their taskmaster of a grandfather, as well as into their own psyches. The story is cleverly balanced to give you snatched glimpses of what makes them tick and why they think the way they do, whilst also giving them their own separate paths to follow and stories that standalone, but intertwine. 

There are some lovely moments of reflection in the dual storylines; the discovery and acceptance of family, the risk/reward, the holding back of Secrets and so on all make for a wonderful read. Both of the boys' characters are beautifully developed over the course of the book, with Grayson in particular finally starting to come out of his shell a little. 

The bond between the four siblings is really well illustrated; I love that they are all so different and yet they recognise that they are the only ones who could possibly understand living in the world they do, so they pull together as a unit. 

I also love the continuation of Jameson and Avery's relationship. They all come across as slightly older in this book to me (though I don't think they actually are), and so the touches of heat and chemistry between them really lifts them off the page. There are some great little touches in Jameson's reaction to Avery in certain situations which just make him smoulder... and me wish that there was a 'new adult' version avaialble! 

The only thing that prevents me from giving this five stars is the drawing back in of Eve. Firstly, it took me a sec to remember who she was (definitely reread the first trilogy before you pick this one up if you haven't read it in a while!), and it seems to me that she's only been included in this book as a lead in to the next one. She just doesn't seem to do anything in here. Likewise, there are a couple of other plot points/characters that are blatantly only here to set up aspects of the next book or two. While I get that this might be necessary, for someone who is so good at writing intrigue and mystery these points could have been introduced in a much more subtle way. 

Another brilliant book, and I cannot wait fir the next one!!!